Jaylon Johnson

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Jaylon Johnson locking down receivers has become such a regular occurrence at Bears training camp that it’s almost receded to the background. At times, you can forget he’s out there because the ball is rarely thrown his way. But in Thursday’s joint practice, Johnson was challenged a few times and he reminded onlookers why quarterbacks...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The NFL Top 100 list was fully released at the end of last week, and Bears star cornerback Jaylon Johnson was nowhere to be found. On Sunday, Johnson met with the media and shared his thoughts on his exclusion. “Bulls–t,” Johnson said. The NFL Top 100 list is voted on by players each year. Partway through…

Justin Fields will play in Pittsburgh this season, but the Bears will still have a No. 1 on the field. The team announced on Wednesday that Jaylon Johnson will wear Fields’ old number this year. Johnson wore No. 1 for two seasons at Utah. But when Johnson entered the league in 2020 DBs weren’t allowed to wear single-digit numbers, so…

A misconstrued comment Jaylon Johnson made about Caleb Williams went viral in March, stirring up drama before the NFL Draft

Now that the Bears gave Jaylon Johnson the big time deal he was looking for, the star cornerback will be expected to maintain the high level of play we saw in 2023. But with the great contract also comes great responsibility– especially considering the team’s decision to release safety Eddie Jackson. “I’m the senior guy in the secondary now,”...

In locking down Jaylon Johnson to a four-year contract extension, Ryan Poles gave the Bears their first big offseason win and offered further proof of how bright the future is in Chicago.

Jaylon Johnson will be locking down wide receivers in the Bears defense for a long time. On Thursday, Johnson and the Bears agreed to a new long term contract, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago. Multiple reports say GM Ryan Poles and Johnson came together for a four-year, $76 million deal with over $54 million guaranteed. In terms of…

The news we’ve been expecting for weeks arrived on Tuesday: the Bears used the non-exclusive franchise tag on Jaylon Johnson. It’s a move that either keeps Johnson in Chicago for the 2024 season, or gives the Bears big time compensation if he walks. But what exactly does it mean, and what’s the difference between the non-exclusive franchise tag, the...

The Bears have four-and-a-half months to sign Jaylon Johnson to a long-term deal. It’s high time Ryan Poles gave ground and locked up a 24-year-old ascending corner who has done everything the Bears have asked.

Now that the Bears have made the decision to place the franchise tag on star cornerback Jaylon Johnson, the team’s salary cap picture is much clearer as free agency approaches. Johnson is now locked into a $19.8 million deal to play in 2024, unless his camp and GM Ryan Poles can come to an agreement on a new long-term deal…

Jaylon Johnson will play on a one-year $19.8 million contract in 2024 if a long-term deal isn’t reached by July

The Bears have until 3 p.m. on Tuesday to place the franchise tag on Jaylon Johnson this year, a move that’s widely expected in the event that GM Ryan Poles and Johnson’s camp can’t come together on a contract extension. The tag was initially created to give teams extra time to negotiate with premium players, but nowadays it often...

INDIANAPOLIS — Bears GM Ryan Poles made it clear at the end of last season that he was going to make sure that star cornerback Jaylon Johnson would return to the team in 2024. Now that free agency negotiations are just two weeks away, Poles seems hopeful that Johnson may stick around beyond 2024, too. “Conversations are going well at…

The window for teams to place the franchise tag on players set to hit the free agent market opened this week, and with it came speculation of which players would receive the dreaded distinction. For the Bears, Jaylon Johnson seems like a prime candidate for the tag. But if you don’t like digging in the weeds of NFL bylaws...

Jaylon Johnson made it clear at the end of the 2023 season that he wanted to stick with the Bears even though he played out the last year of his rookie contract. After a career-year however, it doesn’t sound like Johnson will give the Bears a discount for his services just to stay in Chicago. “Heart’s definitely in Chicago,...

Outside of figuring out the quarterback position, or hiring an offensive coordinator, one of the more significant points of the Bears offseason is sorting out Jaylon Johnson’s future with the club. The now Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro cornerback foreshadowed how he plans to respond in the negotiations after a career season in his fourth year with the Bears....

Jaylon Johnson just accomplished a major goal of his for the 2023 NFL season. On Friday, the NFL announced that Johnson was named a Second-Team All-Pro cornerback in recognition of his career year at the position. The All-Pro nod is one of the biggest honors in the NFL, as it recognizes the best players at each position across the entire…

The Bears announced their decisions to retain head coach Matt Eberflus on Wednesday, and it sure sounds like they’re going to keep their top cornerback Jaylon Johnson, too. Johnson played on the last year of his rookie deal in 2023, and there was rampant speculation from OTAs through Week 18 about his future. Johnson made it clear early in the…

The Bears will be without starting cornerback Jaylon Johnson for Sunday’s season finale in Green Bay, but tight end Cole Kmet and running back Khalil Herbert will play.

The Bears are riding high into the new year. Their 37-17 blowout win over the Falcons felt like an important momentum builder heading into next week’s season finale and the offseason. It felt like proof positive that the team is on the right track. Good vibes abound. But let’s be real. This team still has work to do before...